Math stories, which are also commonly referred to as math picture books or math lit, are effective tools to introduce, …
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Math stories, which are also commonly referred to as math picture books or math lit, are effective tools to introduce, …
Math Stories: Teaching Elementary Math through Picture BooksRead More
Throughout the year, I used my Common Core Math Assessments Packet to track data on my students’ progress towards …
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Standardized testing in elementary schools has become the norm, and while we can’t completely take away the stress and …
Integrating writing and math is critical in twenty-first century classrooms. Elementary students not only need to be …
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You might think that math sorting activities are just for kindergarten students, but they are actually a very powerful …
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We know that teaching elementary students how to solve word problems is important for math concept and skill …
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Not only do elementary students need to have a strong conceptual understanding of subtraction, they also mustbe …
According to the Common Core, second grade students need to be able to skip count by 5s, 10s, and 100s by the end of the …
SCREEEEEEEECH!!! That’s the sound heard in many classrooms as teachers are forced to hit the brakes on teaching engaging …
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